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Protecting Linux with Endpoint Security and ControlSuperior on-access anti-virus detection for Linux

Sophos Endpoint Security and Control provides superior on-access scanning for Linux desktops, laptops and servers, delivering excellent performance, stability and reliability, along with out-of-the-box support for the widest range of Linux distributions.

System requirements

These are the system requirements for Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, version 6.0.

System requirements
  • Distributions supported for on-access and on-demand scanning:
    Miracle Linux 4.0
    Asianux 2.0
    Novell Open Enterprise Server 1/2 (up to SP2)
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 - ES/AS/WS*
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 - ES/AS
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ES/AS
    openSUSE Linux 10/10.1
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8*
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10 (up to SP2)
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (up to SP2)
    TurboLinux 10 Server*
    Ubuntu LTS Server Edition 6.06/8.04
  • Distributions supported for on-demand scanning only:
    Linux on Itanium
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - ES/AS*
    Red Hat Linux 5.1/5.2/6.0/6.1/7.2/8
    SUSE Linux Professional 9.1/9.2/9.3*
    SUSE Linux 6/7/8
    TurboLinux 6/7/8
    Other Red Hat, SuSE, Novell and TurboLinux distributions using libc6 on Intel*
    For more distributions supported with on-demand scanning only, see the Linux system requirements for Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX, NetWare and OpenVMS.
  • Disk space
    Minimum 100 MB
  • Memory
    Recommended 256 MB

  * 32-bit only. All others both 32-bit and 64-bit AMD
Languages supported
  • English and Japanese

    Note: If you recompile Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux to support a Linux distribution unsupported by Sophos, or a customized Linux kernel, Sophos reserves the right not to provide support where any such recompilation (or customization) has taken place. Sophos will use reasonable endeavors to provide first-line support. Should issues arise that require second-line support, or any other escalation process, Sophos cannot guarantee that such issues will be resolved.